Somalia – Somalia: Aid reaches some displaced families as fighting continues in Mogadishu (Unicef)

Somalia: Aid reaches some displaced families as fighting continues in Mogadishu (Unicef)
MOGADISHU, Somalia, 9 July 2009 As battles between government forces and armed groups continue to rock Mogadishu, more families are being driven out of their homes in search of safety every day. Over 200,000 of the city’s residents have been displaced since a new round of intense fighting erupted at the beginning of May.

Somali Islamist insurgents behead 7 accused of espionage and abandoning their religion (Sun-Sentinel)
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) Somali Islamist insurgent fighters have beheaded seven people accused of espionage and abandoning their religion, residents said Friday.

Somali Islamist hardliners behead 7 people (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters MOGADISHU, July 10 (Reuters) – Somalia’s hardline Islamist rebels beheaded seven people on Friday for being “Christians” and “spies” in the latest implementation of strict sharia …

Somali Islamist hardliners behead 7 “spies” (Reuters via Yahoo!Xtra News)
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia's hardline Islamist rebels beheaded seven people on Friday for being “Christians” and “spies” in the latest imposition of strict sharia, Islamic law, by the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group, witnesses said.

SOMALIA “COULD HAVE COAST GUARD PATROLS BY END OF MONTH” (Maritime Global Net)
Somalia’s deputy prime minister has said that the strife-torn country could have its first coast guard patrols from the end of July, if there is sufficient support from the international community.

Al Qaeda-Linked Terrorist Mocks Obama in New Tape (Fox News)
An American who left the U.S. to join an Al Qaeda-linked group in Somalia is condemning President Obama’s efforts to seek “a new beginning” with the Muslim world, mocking Obama’s “magic of charisma” and warning of more attacks against U.S. interests.

Somali Islamist hardliners behead 7 people (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Somalia’s hardline Islamist rebels beheaded seven people on Friday for being “Christians” and “spies” in the latest implementation of strict sharia law by the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab movement, witnesses said.

Somalia: Without Global Support, Country Will Fall to Opposition – Top UN Political Official (AllAfrica.com)
If the international community allows Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government (TFG) – forged in a process of consensus – to fail, the poverty-stricken Horn of Africa nation will be taken over by opposition groups employing tactics of coercion and intimidation, the top United Nations political official cautioned today.

UN warns of possible war crimes in Somalia (Boston Globe)
The U.N. human rights chief says Somalia’s insurgents and government troops are committing torture and other atrocities that might be war crimes.

UN mulls Eritrea sanctions over Somalia interference (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The United Nations Security Council said it would consider taking appropriate measures against countries, including Eritrea, that provide aid to armed militant groups in Somalia.

Possible war crimes in Somalia: UN (Adelaide Now)
The UN human rights chief says that war crimes may have been committed in Somalia, where fighting between hardline Islamist militia and government forces have ravaged the capital Mogadishu.

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